Pupils told to stop high-fiving lollipop man as they cross the road

‘It’s a little bit of harmless fun for the children’

A LOLLIPOP man has been banned from giving children high-fives while crossing the road. Now a petition to overturn the ban has been launched after council officials issued the order.

The council said in a school newsletter: “We would also like to point out that the Road Safety Team from West Sussex have stated that children must not ‘high 5’ lollipop man Mr Munnery whilst crossing the road.”.

“The focus for Mr Munnery is to concentrate on managing the traffic and enabling the children to cross the road safely and the children should be focusing on crossing safely and quickly.”

The council has refused to back down after the move was criticised by parents at Buckingham Park Primary School in Shoreham, West Sussex.

Jaye Marie Todd, who has two children at the school, is lobbying the council to overturn the ban.

“I feel strongly about this issue because it’s a little bit of harmless fun for the children,” Mrs Todd said.

A spokesman for West Sussex County Council called the ban “sound road safety advice”.